Animals and Human Society
Coordonnateurs : Scanes Colin G., Toukhsati Samia
1. Animal perception – differences with those of people 2. Animal attributes exploited by humans 3. Animal products and human nutrition 4. Animals and human development 5. Hunter gatherers 6. The Neolithic Revolution 7. Domestic agricultural animals 7.a. Impact of livestock globally to alleviating hunger 7.b. The impact of animal genetics 7.c. The impact of animal feeds 7.d. Sustainable livestock production 8. Non-vertebrates 9. Animals in the military 10. Animals in entertainment and sport 10.e. The impact of horse 10.f. The economic impact of horses in the USA 11. Animals in religion, culture and mythology 12. Animals as companions 13. Animals in medicine and research 13.g. Animal experimentation 14. Zoonoses and allergies 15. Pests 16. Parasites 17. Invasive and Introduced Species 18. Impact of Agricultural Animals on the Environment 19. Habitat Destruction 19.h. Animal waste 19.i. Wildlife and environmental pollution 19.j. Human wildlife conflicts 20. Animal welfare vs Animal rights 21. Animal extinctions
undergrads in science and non-science majors, in biological science, pre-veterinary science, public health, animal science (internationally zootechnica), veterinary technicians, non-natural science majors, and as a recommended or required text for a class in Animals and Human Society or freshman Animal Science, as well as independently of courses, such as for researchers/ instructors/ graduates/postdocs and/or upper undergraduates in the above-mentioned disciplines and animal behavior, animal science, agriculture, food science, evolutionary biology, conservation biology, ecotoxicology, environmental science, veterinary medicine, public health, infectious disease/epidemiology and zooethnography and other interested readers with a background in biology
Samia R. Toukhsati is an Honorary Behavioural Neuroscientist at the Animal Welfare Science Centre in Australia with expertise in psychological research that includes human-animal interactions. Dr Toukhsati has held academic positions at Monash University and The Ohio State University and is presently appointed Research Fellow at Austin Health. Dr Toukhsati has extensive experience in tertiary education and research with more than 30 publications. She is also a graduate of the Go8 Future Research Leaders Program with more than 15 years’ international management experience in project innovation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Features research-based and pedagogically sound content, with learning goals and textboxes to provide key information
- Challenges readers to consider issues based on facts rather than polemics
- Poses ethical questions and raises overall societal impacts
- Balances traditional animal science with companion animals, animal biology, zoonotic diseases, animal products, environmental impacts and all aspects of human/animal interaction
Date de parution : 09-2017
Ouvrage de 540 p.
19x23.3 cm